Last real day of the year
I'm sitting here in my office trying desperately to get the motivation to grade these last 12 papers. Maybe I need some music. Maybe I need some alcohol ;) Seriously, some sort of pain killer would be nice because some of these papers really make my head hurt and my stomach turn.
For example, I had my students post on how they felt about their progress in my class and the whole writing process and my "favorite" student posted the following comment:
The writing process really makes no sence to me sometimes, i mean i write how i talk. What i would say to someone in a conversation is exatly what i would write down. I just think about it in my head what i would say to some one verbaly then i write it down on paper. I dont worry about how its soposs to be i worry about someone understanding what i say, so i write what i would say to someone in person it makes it so much easier. And i hate it when im told to write a paper and i spend so much time writing a good one on something i wanna write about and have someone like a teacher to go through it and mark all this stuff they think should be changed but the thing is, every one has their own style of writing and what they think sounds good. I mean i could take one of my papers to 5 different teachers and 2 might say change certain things but the other 3 might say its fine like it is. Anyway getting back to my point once i write a paper and get it how i like it, i dont feel the need to change it. And i think its wrong for someone to tell me, "umm... that needs to be change" thats how i feel about the writing process.
The first paper he turned in, he told me that he didn't care what I told him to do to it. He wasn't going to change anything because he liked it the way it was. He hasn't turned in half the assignments; he talks in class; anything he does turn in is turned in late, and he has been absent a lot (once for a trip to the beach for 2 weeks).
His last paper is about to drive me crazy because he hasn't used any sources and even typed it in some freaky font.Not only that but its 3 pages short of the paper assignment. Ugh! And worst of all, he thinks he is going to pass my class and go to ECU next semester. *wicked evil scientist laughter*
On the up side, I do only have these 12 papers left, and I have until 2pm to grade them. If I can keep the students out of my office.
For example, I had my students post on how they felt about their progress in my class and the whole writing process and my "favorite" student posted the following comment:
The writing process really makes no sence to me sometimes, i mean i write how i talk. What i would say to someone in a conversation is exatly what i would write down. I just think about it in my head what i would say to some one verbaly then i write it down on paper. I dont worry about how its soposs to be i worry about someone understanding what i say, so i write what i would say to someone in person it makes it so much easier. And i hate it when im told to write a paper and i spend so much time writing a good one on something i wanna write about and have someone like a teacher to go through it and mark all this stuff they think should be changed but the thing is, every one has their own style of writing and what they think sounds good. I mean i could take one of my papers to 5 different teachers and 2 might say change certain things but the other 3 might say its fine like it is. Anyway getting back to my point once i write a paper and get it how i like it, i dont feel the need to change it. And i think its wrong for someone to tell me, "umm... that needs to be change" thats how i feel about the writing process.
The first paper he turned in, he told me that he didn't care what I told him to do to it. He wasn't going to change anything because he liked it the way it was. He hasn't turned in half the assignments; he talks in class; anything he does turn in is turned in late, and he has been absent a lot (once for a trip to the beach for 2 weeks).
His last paper is about to drive me crazy because he hasn't used any sources and even typed it in some freaky font.Not only that but its 3 pages short of the paper assignment. Ugh! And worst of all, he thinks he is going to pass my class and go to ECU next semester. *wicked evil scientist laughter*
On the up side, I do only have these 12 papers left, and I have until 2pm to grade them. If I can keep the students out of my office.